Walt, if your son bought and registered the copy he gave you,
ownership can be transferred to you. See:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_15281
Which Mac, BTW? Apparently not one of the new Intel based ones!
hth/ScottGee1
On 5/10/06, Walt Wayman <hiwayman@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I know, from previous rants and rages, that some folks here are really touchy
> on the subject of software piracy. Some of us who have wasted money on and
> been ripped of by crappy software aren't nearly as concerned. Revenge,
> besides being a dish best served cold, is also sweet.
>
> But, anyway, my son, at the obviously immature and judgmentally impaired age
> of 41, has switched to the Mac side, and, therefore, had to buy Photoshop CS
> all over again. Yesterday, he gave me his PC copy, which I have now
> installed on my new super Dell. So, does that make me a pirate? The
> recipient of a legitimate gift? Just part of the family? A legal Photoshop
> user? An asshole?
>
> Don't answer that last one. But should I try to register and/or download
> updates? If they come for me, may I shoot them before they kick in the front
> door, or do I have to wait until they're inside?
>
> This thing looks too complicated for the simple-minded, anyway. Too many
> bells and whistles that, like stems and seeds, are things that I don't need.
> I have managed to move the scratch files to D, though. Am I zooming up the
> learning curve, or what?
>
> Walt
>
> --
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> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
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